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Breathe: A Child’s Guide to Ascension, Pentecost and the Growing Time — A new book by Laura Alary

March 18, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Breathe, by Laura Alary My friend Laura Alary has a lovely new book coming out: Breathe: A Child’s Guide to Ascension, Pentecost and the Growing Time (Paraclete Press, 2021). It is designed as a children’s book, but it would be so good for grown-ups too. Don’t miss out just because you don’t have kids around […]

Filed Under: books, Church Year, Reviews Tagged With: Ascension, Laura Alary, Ordinary Time, Pentecost

We Want to See Jesus — John 12:20-33

March 17, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

The Gospel text for the 5th Sunday of Lent is John 12:20-33, when some Greeks show up and say “We want to see Jesus.” It is a fascinating story, with surprising twists and turns, each of which merits meditation.  “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies…” The moment that always sticks […]

Filed Under: Bible, Monday Meditation Tagged With: 5th Sunday of Lent, Evangelism, John 12:20-33, RCL Year B

Augustine’s Confessions — New Video Series

March 9, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Augustine's Confessions Video Series

Augustine’s Confessions Video Series! I’m really happy to be able to invite you to join me in what you might call an online historical theological adventure. Above you’ll find the first introductory video for a series I’m doing on one of the greatest books ever written: Augustine’s Confessions. The rest of the videos will come […]

Filed Under: Saints, Theology Tagged With: Patreon, Video Series

The Cleansing of the Temple — Lent 3

March 2, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

In Year B, the Gospel for the third Sunday in Lent jumps from Mark to John. The text is John 2:13-22, “the cleansing of the temple.” It is a strange time to leave Mark behind: Mark tells the same story in chapter 11, but the lectionary never selects it.  We read it in Lent, and […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Monday Meditation Tagged With: Cleansing of the Temple, John 2:13-22, RCL Year B

The Transfiguration — Mark 9:2-9

February 10, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

Duccio di Buoninsegna – Transfiguration (public domain) This Sunday is “Transfiguration Sunday” in the West, and so in Year B the Revised Common Lectionary gives us Mark 9:2-9. The same text will be one of the options just two weeks from now, on the 2nd Sunday of Lent. The Transfiguration Unlike last week’s Gospel, this […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Monday Meditation Tagged With: Mark 9:2-9, RCL Year B, Transfiguration

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